rgyang grags

rgyang grags

A distance equivalent to five hundred arm spans.

A measure of distance corresponding to one calling-distance. Four krośa equal one yojana.

A measure of distance, one quarter of a yojana; supposedly the distance within which a cry can be heard.

A quarter of a yojana, a distance that could be between one and over two miles. The milestones or kos-stones along the Indian trunk road were just over two miles apart. The Tibetan means "earshot."

A quarter of a yojana, sometimes called an "Indian league." It is said to be about two miles. The Tibetan means "an earshot."

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